Park Festivals Draw Scrutiny

Electric Zoo Event's Future in City Undecided Following Drug Deaths

New York City officials haven't decided whether they will allow the Electric Zoo electronic-music festival to return to a city park after the August deaths of two young people of drug overdoses.

The city will "seriously consider" whether it can safely host the Electric Zoo concerts, which attracted thousands of people to Randall's Island in late August, said Betsy Smith, an assistant parks commissioner.